Miguel Ángel Jiménez has ambitions of becoming Europe's oldest ever Ryder Cup player after claiming a record-equalling fourth Hong Kong Open on Sunday.

Jiménez, the defending champion, birdied the first hole of a sudden death play-off with Prom Meesawat and Stuart Manley, the trio having finished tied on 12 under par after a dramatic final round.

The 49-year-old has won 20 European Tour titles, 13 of them since he turned 40, and extended his own record as the oldest winner in Tour history.

The last of Jiménez's four Ryder Cup appearances came at Celtic Manor in 2010. He turns 50 on 5 January and would comfortably beat the record of Ted Ray – who was 50 years, two months and five days old at the inaugural contest in 1927 – if he qualifies for Gleneagles next September.

"If I play the way I am playing this week I will be in the Ryder Cup team," he said after a closing 66. "There is one more year to go and now I get this victory here it will help a lot. You never know; I would love to be part of the team again."